Back on The F-Word
By Kate Smurthwaite | 12 May 2009, 00:24
Hello all. Just to let you know that I am back doing another stint of guest blogging on here. On a bit of a roll at the moment after spotting and writing about this horrid abomination on my own blog this afternoon. More like that to follow shortly.
A quick note before I get started though. The F-Word is a group blog and aims to provide a “safe” environment for feminist bloggers and blog-readers. That’s great. It does mean that they’re fairly strict on not allowing more aggressive commenting. I’m all in favour of that but over at my own blog I have a slightly different policy of letting almost any comments stay up - I figure give the idiots enough rope and they’ll hang themselves…!
Anyway I always repost pieces I write for the F-Word on my blog so…
If you want to say something controversial and/or outrageous - come do it at my place.
If you want to feel “safe” from aggressive comments, stay here.
Just so you know.
Have your say
In order to keep this blog as a feminist and friendly space, comments will be subject to some rules. We do not seek to censor debate: the beauty of the internet is that anyone can set up their own blog or website to express their views.
- This blog is a safe and friendly space for feminists and feminist allies. Debate and critique are welcome where it is constructive and deepens analysis or understanding. Anti-feminist comments will not be approved. We get to decide what's anti-feminist.
- All comments must be approved by one of the bloggers. For this reason, there may be a delay before your comment appears.
- No sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ablist comments, comments which make personal attacks on any blogger or commenter, or comments that are otherwise deemed offensive by us will be posted.
- Trolls will be banned from commenting. We get to decide who is a troll.
- No anonymous comments - please feel free to use your real name or make one up, though.
- Be nice.
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Anne Onne said:
Welcome back!
I like the idea of there being different spaces to discuss a topic, with varying levels of 'safeness' or troll-inclusion, to give people with different ways of tackling the argument a chance to answer.
I look forward to seeing your posts. :)
Posted on 12 May 2009 at 11:55 AM
Josie said:
Lovely to see you back Kate! I like your attitude to the trolls - although it can all get a bit wearing reading incessant moronic nastiness, so nice to know that the F-word is a safe space. Sounds like some of the comments on your blog might be quite good for a laugh - will make a change from the Daily Fail website which is how I often get my lunchtime jollies (so sad.....)
Posted on 12 May 2009 at 1:41 PM
Jess McCabe said:
Welcome back Kate :-)
Posted on 12 May 2009 at 8:32 PM
Jesswa said:
Yay :)
Posted on 13 May 2009 at 12:40 PM